MILWAUKEE -- First, he was caught on surveillance. Now he’s hoping that surveillance will clear him.

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Dave Dorger was accused of stealing $13,000 worth of Norelco razors from the Vitran Extress trucking warehouse. He was charged with two counts of felony burglary.

The burglar caught on the surveillance camera had access to the warehouse on Thanksgiving. Three months later, he was back, caught on surveillance video again. The police released it to the media and were sure they had gotten their man.

"They showed me a grainy video, a grainy surveillance photo, and they said, 'This is you, isn't it?' And I said, 'No, it's not me… They told me they broadcast it on the news and somebody called my name in,"' Dorger said.

Dorger has posted the surveillance video to YouTube in an effort to clear his name and discover the identity of the man on the tape.

Accused Burglar Uses YouTube To Try To Clear His Name

Dorger points to certain physical characteristics that distinguish him from the man on the video.

"The proof is he's got different ears, different eyes, he's got front teeth, he's got different hair, he's a different height. The proof is it's not me," Dorger said.

Dorger hopes people will take a closer look at the burglar's features.

"His eyes are straight and my eyes, I have a lazy eye. I cannot fake a lazy eye," Dorger said.

He also cites his receding hairline, which he claims is different that the man in the video, along with the shape of his ears.

Dorger confessed to police, but he claims it was a false confession. He originally told police that he had an accomplice inside Vitran.

Court records indicate that several statements Dorger made to police about an accomplice were false. He's also been committed for mental health treatment in the past.

Dorger said that when the police took him to jail, he panicked.

"I wish I could explain it, when you're sitting in a jail cell for eight days, and I got some mental issues to begin with, you do some things you can't explain, and you say things you can't explain," Dorger said.

According to Dorger, the police pressured him for a confession.

"This guy's saying if I don't fess up to it anyway, they're going to throw me in prison for 24 years...well my life's over then...or if I just tell them what they want to hear, he's talking about knocking it down to a misdemeanor, I pay a ticket, I take a hit for something I didn't do, but no major harm done. I can still be my kid's daddy. Little by little they broke me down, and I made one false confession after another," Dorger said.

The Milwaukee Police Department presented the case against Droger to the District Attorney's Office for charging. The district attorney decided to charge the case.

Dorger believes that the only way to convince the burglar isn’t him is to indentify the true identity of the man on the video. He has been placing posters in parks and taverns across the south side in a hope that someone will recognize the man.

Though the situation has been less than ideal, Dorger can see why the confusion was made.

"I can see why people would confuse the guy for me, he's similar... there's no doubt about that," Dorger said.

If convicted, Dorger faces a maximum 25-year sentence.